Count number of cells in a range that match the content of a different cell

Question

I am trying to use COUNTIF in Excel to find how many items in a range match the contents of a separate cell. The idea is, the range contains everyone\'s answers

Answer 1

Try this:

=COUNTIF(C16:BT16;BU18)

Please note that you may need to use ";" instead of "," depending on your region.